After the rain, the mountain forest smells fresh and earthy, and unknown birds chirp non-stop, adding a bit of vitality to the forest.
Two hundred Japs from the Wolf Squadron led by Major Makino Kanichi were fully armed and marched in columns in the mountain forest, following Yang Ling and his companions based on the plants and footprints that were too heavy to bear.
Perhaps several days had passed and the Chinese who attacked the prisoner of war camp had relaxed their vigilance and did not think that Japanese troops would pursue them, so they were no longer too lazy to deal with the traces of their passage.
The Japanese soldiers of the Wolf Squadron had been chasing them in the mountains and forests for so many days, and all of them looked haggard and exhausted. They wished they could catch up with the assassins immediately and eliminate them.
Major Makino Kanichi's footsteps stopped, and the Japanese soldiers who were marching silently dispersed and warned in all directions.
"Major, what's wrong?"
The adjutant crouched and ran up to Major Makino Kanichi and asked in a low voice.
Makino Kanichi picked up a broken branch, the cut was brand new, and he had an unconcealable smile on his face: "They just passed here not long ago!"
"Order everyone to prepare for battle, we are very close to them!" Makino Kanichi's eyes sparkled with excitement.
They had fought against the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade once in Yichang and lost most of them. But this time he wanted to eliminate these elite Chongqing troops and prove that his Wolf Squadron was the strongest.
Makino Kanichi made a gesture to the back, and the Japs who were originally marching in one column immediately became three columns that could support each other. Each Japs were separated by several meters from each other to avoid being singled out in the event of a battle.
The Japanese soldiers walked through the mountain forest full of thorns and rotten leaves. They moved quickly, like wild beasts looking for prey, and silently surrounded Yang Ling and the others from behind.
If Yang Ling and the others didn't know that there were little Japs chasing after them, they might really suffer when facing these Japs who were chasing after them silently. But now that they know it, it's hard to tell who is the hunter and who is the prey when they fall to the ground.
Easy to say.
"Pullingleng——"
A group of mountain birds flew up from behind a hill covered with thorn bushes. The Japanese Wolf Squadron, which was marching cautiously not far away, suddenly stopped.
Makino Kanichi's sharp eyes were cast on the hilltop covered with thick bushes and thorns, and he couldn't help but frown.
Behind the bushes and thorns on the mountain top, more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade were lying on the ground, motionless.
A leader of the Flame Special Warfare Squadron turned back and gouged out the Flame soldier who accidentally scared the birds away.
Major Makino was suspicious by nature. He gestured to the back and decided to send someone to check to see what it was that scared the birds away just now. However, he guessed that it was most likely an animal.
More than 20 Japanese soldiers from the Wolf Squadron carried hundreds of submachine guns and carefully searched towards the hilltop covered with thick shrubs and thorns. Their combat boots made a rustling sound against the rotten leaves.
The captain of the Lieyan Special Warfare Team threw himself through the gap between the bushes and thorns, and saw the little Japs moving towards this side. He made a gentle gesture to the back, and the soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Team behind him all waved lightly.
He opened the safety of the weapon in his hand and was ready for battle.
The officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade who were ambushing around them also pointed their guns in the direction of the Japanese, waiting for an order.
The Japanese who were searching walked very lightly, their eyes fixed on the bushes and thorns in the distance, not paying any attention to their own steps.
Underneath those thickly covered with rotten leaves are traps that have been dug.
A soldier from the Wolf Squadron stepped on a rotten leaf, but this time he missed the step. It was too late for him to take his foot back, and his body tilted involuntarily and fell into the pit.
The Japs behind him reacted quickly and tried to pull him back, but the trap was surrounded by smooth slopes. Instead of pulling him back, they fell into it themselves.
"ah!"
Miserable screams rang out one after another. The Japanese who fell into the trap had their bodies pierced by the sharp bamboo inserted at the bottom of the pit. The top of the sharp bamboo was covered with dripping blood.
The Japanese who fell into the trap did not die on the spot, but had bamboo piercing their bodies, wailing in pain with their faces full of pain.
And those Japanese soldiers who had not fallen into the trap couldn't help but shudder when they saw their miserable situation. If they were walking in front just now, they might be the ones who got caught now.
"boom!"
With a dull gunshot, the face of a Japanese soldier standing next to the trap who was thankful that he had not fallen into the trap froze. The bullet entered from the left side of his face, and a bloody hole the size of a fist appeared on the right side of his face.
"hidden!"
"Enemy attack!"
…
The sudden sound of gunfire made the Japanese soldiers realize that they had encountered an ambush, and almost all of them immediately fell down like a conditioned reflex.
"Da da da……"
The clear and trembling sound of light machine guns rang out in the mountains and forests, and the machine gun teams of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade, which occupied several commanding heights, fired wildly in the direction of the Japanese.
"Puff puff!"
The whistling bullets cut off dead leaves, branches and wormwood, sending grass clippings flying in all directions. Then a cloud of blood mist suddenly rose up, and screams came one after another.
The Japanese's 100-type submachine guns also fired wildly. In the drifting smoke, they fired in the direction from which the gunfire came. For a while, there was a loud sound of gunfire in the forest.
"The enemy is in that direction!"
The view of the Japanese adjutant lying on the ground was blocked by the big trees and shrubs. At this moment, the smoke was thick and gunshots were fired everywhere, making it difficult to judge the direction of the enemy.
"There are enemies at eight o'clock!"
"There's one at five o'clock too!"
"There's a machine gun at twelve o'clock!"
…
The little Japs lying everywhere shouted and fought back. The commander of the Wolf Squadron, Makino Kanichi, was surprised to find that they were actually surrounded, but they had not noticed anything before.
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
The snipers of the Flame Special Warfare Brigade rhythmically shot down all the Japs who were exposed to the muzzle of the gun. Every bullet that bounced to the ground represented the fall of a Japs.
Because of their limited vision, the Japanese snipers were completely suppressed. Once they fired, they would be covered by machine guns.
"Breakout to the left!"
Their Wolf Squadron was originally a hunter, but now they have become prey. Although Makino Kanichi is extremely unwilling, he still knows that the top priority is to lead the Wolf Squadron to break out of the encirclement alive when the enemy's situation is unknown.
Let’s talk about revenge. Otherwise, if you are suppressed here, your entire army will be annihilated.
The Japanese soldiers fired wildly with their hundred-type submachine guns, and the Japanese grenadiers also threw grenade grenades to the left side. For a while, there were constant rumbling explosions in the forest and the smoke was filled.
"smoke bomb!"
The Japanese soldiers carrying smoke bombs threw the smoke bombs, and suddenly a stream of red smoke filled the air, blocking the shooting field of view of the soldiers of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade.